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SCOUT5
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I was just reading a thread on moly coated bullets in which the majority opinion seems to say stay away from. Is the coating on the winchester ammo moly? Some know I just purchases a 300 wsm and I was going to try some of the winchester ammo.
Thanks,
Scout
Thanks,
Scout
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It is NOT moly:
"The final step in the production of XP3 is to coat it with Winchester's proprietary Lubaloxr coating. This coating helps reduce barrel fouling for improved accuracy over long shooting sessions."
Best.
Thanks again,
Scout
I have never had a problem with the Lubaloxr but I don't use moly ever anymore.
Best.
Scout
Once "Moly" is used it can be a bear to get out of a barrel. It will reduce friction, pressure, and speed. You would have to add more powder to achieve the same speed. The best thing is to avoid moly, and get a good bore solvent that disolves lead, copper, and power fouling, and clean regularly.
For that 300WSM, feed it anything with a Nosler, or Barnes bullet, and don't look back.
Thanks, Scout
I simply don't need it for what it supposedly does. Moly works fine for those people that that can integrate into their working methods and make the effort to clean it out thoroughly, then replace it. My procedures work fine and I get nearly a much barrel life as the moly folks do without the aggrevation of maintenance and re-application. Besides, it's messy and gets into everything else on my bench.
Best.
I'm trying to learn.